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BMW, Ford and Honda to create new company focused on optimizing EV grid services: ChargeScape

Green Car Congress

BMW Group, Ford Motor Company and American Honda Motor Co., have entered into an agreement to create ChargeScape, LLC, a new equally-owned company that will create a single, cost-effective platform connecting electric utilities, automakers and interested electric vehicle customers.

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GE and Nissan Get Into Smart Charging

Revenge of the Electric Car

In today’s social-media connected environment, the communication of their perception may impact the overall adoption curve,&# Nielsen said. To avoid taxing the grid, smart-charging equipment could monitor the rate that car batteries are charged or schedule charging for off-peak times.

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EnviroSpark has installed over 7,800 charging plugs. Here’s what the company has learned.

Charged EVs

EnviroSpark runs its own EV charging network and helps others with installations, including Tesla, Volkswagen and Ford. Connectivity is key Charged : I used to assume that charging networks wanted their stations connected to the internet because they wanted to gather data on their customers. Aaron Luque: That’s a great point.

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EnviroSpark has installed over 7,800 charging plugs. Here’s what the company has learned. – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

EnviroSpark runs its own EV charging network and helps others with installations, including Tesla, Volkswagen and Ford. Connectivity is key Charged : I used to assume that charging networks wanted their stations connected to the internet because they wanted to gather data on their customers. Aaron Luque: That’s a great point.